diff --git a/lib/handler/RetryHandler.js b/lib/handler/RetryHandler.js
index 37aca5911a4..de4463b6b9c 100644
--- a/lib/handler/RetryHandler.js
+++ b/lib/handler/RetryHandler.js
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ class RetryHandler {
         return true
       }
 
-      let contentRange
+      const contentRange = parseRangeHeader(headers['content-range'])
       if (
         // Let's start with a weak etag check
         (this.etag != null && this.etag !== headers.etag) ||
         // If no content range
-        !(contentRange = parseRangeHeader(headers['content-range']))
+        !contentRange
       ) {
         this.abort(err)
         return false